According to new government projections, the nation will be more racially and ethnically diverse by mid-century.
White people will no longer make up the majority of Americans by the year 2042. That’s eight years sooner than previous estimates, which were done in 2004.
Minorities, who now make up about one-third of the population, are expected to account for 54% of the population by 2050 while non-Hispanic whites will account for 46%.
The diversity process has sped up in this country due to immigration and high birth rates among minorities, especially Latinos. The report suggests that the Latino population is projected to nearly triple from 46 million to 132 million during the 2008-2050 period, which is an increase from 15 percent to 30 percent. This means that one in three U.S. residents would be Latino.